How does your country grow?| (PDF) Gobind Nankani explains how the new LSE-Oxford International Growth Centre is offering practical help to developing countries facing extreme poverty.

Surviving the crunch| (PDF) Howard Davies considers what the recession means for LSE and its newest, job-hunting graduates.

Finance, failure and fairness| (PDF) The recent failure of the global financial system points to profound faults in our system of global governance. David Held and Kevin Young explore the options for reform.

A world of difference| (PDF) The world has invested an enormous amount of hope in President Obama. But, asks Michael Cox, will we really see much change in US foreign policy?

A line in the sand| (PDF) LSE is training Libya's new civil servants to carry forward the country's reforming agenda. Francis Terry describes the challenges.

Young lives online| (PDF) Sonia Livingstone reports on the latest findings of a major project charting the changes in children's internet use throughout Europe.

Winter 2008

Aiding the War on Terror| (PDF) Is international aid being used to foster allies rather than development in the 'War on Terror'? Jude Howell and Jeremy Lind discuss their research.

The endless city| (PDF) The shape of cities defines the environmental, economic and social sustainability of global society, argues Ricky Burdett as he reveals the latest findings of the Urban Age project.

Keeping the nation healthy| (PDF) Howard Glennerster reflects on the role of LSE academics in the creation and shaping of the National Health Service, throughout its 60 years.

Testing times| (PDF) Waiting for your results can be an anxious time - and this time it's the academics who are feeling the strain, writes Howard Davies.

A Nobel story| (PDF) Peter Miller describes heated debate at the Nobel symposium where he was asked to present his latest research; and we look back on the Nobel laureates with LSE connections.

Mediating the media| (PDF) Warwick Smith gives an overview of LSE's links with the media and interviews Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision and Daniel Finkelstein, chief leader writer for The Times.

Willing volunteers| (PDF) LSE's Volunteer Centre works with over 150 organisations and students are eager to offer their time and energy for free. Alumna Lindsey Hall finds out why.

Sculpting space| (PDF) Joy Gerrard's Elenchus-Aporia is one of two spectacular new sculptures to commemorate the opening of the School's New Academic Building.

Summer 2007

The Brown Inheritance| (PDF) - What will UK politics be like in a post-Blair era? Patrick Dunleavy considers the scenarios.

Culture clash or culture club?| (PDF) As national identity remains a topic of much discussion, who feels British? Alan Manning and Sanchari Roy explain their research findings.

Table talk| (PDF) Howard Davies discusses the ups and downs of university league tables.

Workforce 2010| (PDF) What's on the mind of global graduate students soon to enter the workforce? Christine Robers reports.

Turkey| (PDF) Is the glass more than half full? Şevket Pamuk contemplates Turkey's economy and political prospects.

My mentor and me| (PDF) The LSE Alumni Mentoring Network has expanded rapidly since its inception in 1999. Mentors and mentees explain why it works.

A passionate advocate| (PDF) Lord Grabiner QC steps down in December as chair of the School's Court of Governors and Council, to be succeeded by Sir Peter Sutherland. He reflects on what's kept him so involved with LSE.

LSE and India| (PDF) An Asia Forum in Delhi, the new IG Patel Chair, Urban Age in Mumbai - India remains in the spotlight.

Winter 2006

The economics of climate change| (PDF) - Ralf Martin assesses the policy suggestions of Sir Nicholas Stern's Review on the Economics of Climate Change, published this October.

Management matters| (PDF) - LSE's new Department of Management brings together four units within the School that will, for the foreseeable future, continue to operate as distinct, fairly autonomous units. So why create a federated department? Saul Estrin explains.

A global perspective| (PDF) - Matt Mulford explains the global appeal of the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme, offered jointly with NYU Stern School of Business and HEC School of Management, Paris.

Forever foreign| (PDF) - What does it feel like to be a citizen of a global world? Khue Pham offers her experience.

Food glorious food| (PDF) - Bridget Hutter and Clive Jones remind us that some may suffer from more than indigestion before the holiday season is out. Researcher Keith Stafford asks them if we should be worried.

A corner of London: the Library quadrilateral| (PDF) - In LSE Magazine, summer 2006, George Kiloh wrote about the history of the Clare Market area before LSE arrived. Here he reveals more about the patch of land now home to the Library and other notable School buildings. p17

Rodent's Rambles| (PDF) - What am I bid for the Beaver? Worldwide academic and organisational warming is leading to an acute shortage of acronyms, finds Rodney Barker

Update:Tom Ketteley in Kazakhstan - update Nov/Dec 2006|
In the Summer 2006 issue of LSE Magazine, final year student Tom Ketteley wrote about where he thought he would be in five years. Click here to download original article. Tom updates us with his progress

Health in a bottle| (PDF) - Dr David Boyd Haycock and Dr Patrick Wallis, from the Department of Economic History, are researching the production, retailing and consumption of medicines from the English Civil War to the mid-18th century. Read the fascinating tale of Daffy's Elixir.

Helping the poor and the planet| (PDF) - Nicholas Bayne, Shinichiro Uda and Dr Heidi Ullrich reflect on the Gleneagles G8 and its achievements, as Russia prepares to host its first summit in 2006.

Rodent's Rambles| (PDF) - LSE the opera. With a new hall of residence now open on Drury Lane, Rodney Barker introduces a new phenomenon - Beaver the diva!

Summer 2005

HIV/AIDS - the true cost to us all| (PDF) - LSEAIDS has been created to bring together academics at the School to confront the social and economic implications of HIV/AIDS. Tony Barnett outlines the issues.

The knowns and unknowns of productivity| (PDF) - Romesh Vaitilingam quizzes John Van Reenen, director of the Centre for Economic Performance, on the latest research evidence about the UK's productivity gap.

The school of rock| (PDF) - School may be out for summer but the music lives on. Students Hemant Grover and Alex Habachi fill you in on the rock and roll, while alumnus Louis Schwarz puts the pop into population studies.

Lawyering in the international community| (PDF) - Since the 1990s international courts have become far more significant. Christopher Greenwood QC notes a sea change, while Robert Weinberg highlights a transatlantic contrast in legal rights.

A record of UK gay activism| (PDF) - The archive and journal collections of the Hall-Carpenter Archives (HCA) have been housed at LSE since 1988. Now available online, archivist Sue Donnelly explains their origin.

Play to win| (PDF) - Innovation, academic research, complex sciences, LEGO - alumni Lewis Pinault and Florian Lennert explain how these elements are being combined in a new research venture.

Winter 2004

Voting for democracy| (PDF) - How do you best 'do' democracy? Has slick campaigning obscured the essence of voting? Maggie Scammell and Zuhra Bahman offer their perspectives.

Drops of gold| (PDF) - 2005 marks the start of the UN's International Decade on Water for Life, beginning on World Water Day, 22 March. Judith Rees and Everisto Mapedza tell us more about the water problems the world needs to manage.

War, soldiers, children| (PDF) - doing the right thing - Jenny Kuper's new book looks at the complex issue of how the military are trained to treat children.

Summer 2004

Welcome to the bio age| (PDF) - A new MSc in Biomedicine, Bioscience and Society begins in October 2004. Nikolas Rose explains why LSE has a part to play in the bio age.

A force for change| (PDF) - Alumni Jamshed Kazi, Claudia Melim-Mcleod, Kjetil Hansen and Vibeke Risa giver personal insights into their work for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Other people's lives| (PDF) - What makes a good biography? Nicola Lacey and Anthony Howe share their experiences.

India: Ambedkar and democracy| (PDF) - LSE's connections with India date back almost to the School's foundations. John Harriss considers academic themes, while alumnus Selman Ansari recounts his first trip back.

The Olympics and beyond| (PDF) - What do this year's Olympics mean to Greece? Kevin Featherstone, head of LSE's Hellenic Observatory, considers past and present Games and the School's connections with Greece.

Politics and postbags| (PDF)
Would you become an MP? Harry Mann shares his experience of shadowing UK politician Chris Smith on a scheme to encourage broader representation from ethnic minority groups.

Summer 2002

The challenges to our way of life| (PDF)
UN secretary-general Kofi Annan urged an LSE audience to re-think their views and personal values in a speech at the School this year.

Africa's priorities - image and economy?| (PDF)
What are Africa's main priorities at the start of the 21st century? Chris Alden spoke to KY Amoako, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Grievous loss| (PDF)
How do people grieve? How does a nation or victim express devastating loss? Stephan Feuchtwang hopes to find out more.

Men and their bodies| (PDF)
Erotic images, naked torsos - Rosalind Gill considers why men are more conscious than ever of the way they look.

Winter 2001

After 11 September| (PDF)
The date is etched in world history. Some of the School's leading commentators consider the implications of the terrorist attacks - Anthony Giddens, Lord Dahrendorf, Gwyn Prins, Fred Halliday, John Gray, David Held and Mary Kaldor.

Research active| (PDF)
LSE's new Research Lab opened this year. Richard Layard explains the idea and the Lab's grand ambitions.

Pedal power| (PDF)
How far would you go for charity? Student Ian Curry shifts up a gear.

100 not out| (PDF)
Social anthropologist Sir Raymond Firth was 100 this year. Peter Loizos celebrates the man and his achievements.

A 24 hour a day intellectual| (PDF)
John Worrall tells the story of one of the School's most famous philosophers, Imre Lakatos, with John Darwin considering one of this key ideas.

Dotcompetition: surviving in e-business| (PDF)
What are these dotcoms? Are they businesses with a future? Edgar Whitley considers what has been learnt so far, while Daniel Osei-Joehene tells of student and LSE entrepreneurs experiences in e-land.

The Webbs and LSE| (PDF)
Sidney and Beatrice Webb left various legacies, including LSE. Guy Lodge reflects on the couple and their partnership.

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